Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 11, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 11, 1999
Start: 1999-09-11T16:48
End: 1999-09-11T16:48
Location: Minnesota

September 11, 1999 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pipestone

When: September 11, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Pipestone County, Ruthton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.180, -96.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Pipestone

When: September 11, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Pipestone County, Ruthton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.180, -96.120

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, September 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5719331, 5719332.